Necktie holder



BURST NECKTIE HOLDER Filedv April 5, 1939 Patented Feb. 18, 1941 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in necktie holders.

The primary object of this invention is to provide a device of the abovementioned character which may be easily attached to the front collarbutton of a shirt and engage the knot portion of a four-in-hand tie,thereb-y preventing lateral displacement of the knot with respect to thecollar.

A further object of this invention is to provide a device of the abovementioned character including a spring clip capable of frictionallyengaging the collar fastening member of a shirt so that pin arms formedintegral with the clip may extend through the knot loop and pull end ofthe tie, thereby anchoring the same against relative sliding movement. I

A still further object of this invention is to provide a necktiefastener including a spring clip member capable of attachment to thefront collar button or fastening of a shirt having projecting pinmembers presented to the knot portion of a four-in-hand tie and flangemembers or disks mounted on the projecting pins for limiting theentrance of the pins into the tie knot.

A still further object of this invention is to provide a device of theabove mentioned character which is extremely simple in construction,

comparatively easy to manufacture and comprising a compact unitarystructure which will be entirely obstructed from View when in operativeposition.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparentduring the course of the following description, taken with the drawing,wherein,

Figure 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the invention illustratingthe same applied to a front collar fastening and showing the necktielocked in a centered position;

Figure 2 is a similar View of the device shown attached -prior to thepositioning of the necktie;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the invention illustrating thesame greatly enlarged;

Figure 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken on line 4-4 of Figure1, looking in the direction of the arrows, illustrating the manner inwhich the pin members engage the four-inhand necktie knot;

Figure 5 is a vertical cross-horizontal crosssectional View taken online 5--5 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, furtherillustrating the manner in which the pin members engage the tie knot;

Figure 6 is a perspective View of a further modified form of theinvention illustrating limit; stops on the pin members; and

Figure 7 is a side elevational view of the modification shown in Figure6, further illustrating 5 the limit stops.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustrating the inventionand wherein like reference characters will be employed to designate likeparts throughout the same, the reference 10 character 5 in Figures 1 to5 inclusive, will generally be employed to designate a U-shaped fastenerpreferably formed of wire or the like and including a loop portion 6adapted to encircle a front shirt button or collar button I extending 15through the closure flaps of a collar 8 and through the neckband of theshirt 9.

The loop portion 6 is of a diameter slightly smaller than the collarbutton head 'I to insure against displacement and the end portions ofthe 20 loop Ill are bent inwardly as at II to provide a restrictedopening I2 which may allow the passage of the shank of the collar buttonl. The ends of the loop I0 extend downwardly for a portion of theirlength and are bent upon them- 25 selves as at I3 to provide parallelextending pin members I4 having pointed or sharpened ends to allow forthe insertion into the knot I6 and slide portion Il of the necktie I8 asshown clearly in Figures 4 and 5.

When the device is used, it may be placed on the collar button 'I priorto the positioning of the necktie or it may be slipped in place over thecollar button 'I after the tie has been properly arranged. After thefastener 5 is in position, 35 and the necktie is in the desiredlocation, a slight downward pressure is exerted on the knot of the tieto cause the pointed ends of the pin members I4 to penetrate the loop I6of the knot structure and the slide end I1 of the tie I8. After the pin40 members are inserted the tie knot will stay in its original positionand the knot will not become loosened allowing side slipping of the tiewith respect to the collar. Due to the hook shape of the pin members I0and I4, the tie will be held up 45 toward the peak of the meeting edgesof the collar, thereby adding -to the symmetry of the ensemble. It is tobe noted that the necktie fastener is completely concealed and does notdistract from the aesthetic beau-ty of the collar or 50 tie.

In Figures 6 and '7, a modified form of the invention is shown andcomprises a necktie fastener 5a having a loop portion 6a adapted toencircle a collar button or other collar fastening.

The loop 6a is provided with parallel portions 'la which are indented asat 8a to form a restricted passage 9a. The parallel portions 'Ia extenddownwardly for a portion of their length and are return bent as at lDato form penetrating prongs l la adapted to perform the same function asthe pin members I4 shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive. The free ends ofthe penetrating prongs lla are pointed as at |2a for the purpose ofallowing for the easy penetration of the necktie knot loop and the slideend of the tie.

Mounted midway between the bent portion Illa and the free pointed end|2a of the penetrating prong I la is a disk |3a adapted to limit thepenetration of the prong into the necktie knot andV assist in holdingthe knot of the Itie in a forwardly extended position. The necktiefastener shown in Figures 6 and 7 is used in identically the same manneras the form of the invention shown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive and maybe adjusted to suit the desired location of the tie employed.

It will be noted that the tie fastener may be employed in connectionwith hand tied bow neckwear as well as the four-in-hand tied type andthat various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the sub-joined claim.

What is claimed is:

A necktie holder comprising a single blank of wire having a loop portionfor being received on a collar button, necktie penetrating prongs formedon the free ends of the loop portion extending at an acute angle theretoto engage the knot structure of a necktie and lock the strands thereofagainst displacement and limit stops `formed on the prongs adjacent butspaced from the ends thereof to limit the entrance of .the prongs intothe necktie structure, said stops cornprising disk shaped membersencircling the ends of the prongs.

REGINALD P. BORST.

